MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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